The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-25
dent is route to St Louis, and he will notify
the Governor definitely about it as pos-
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ATTORNEY-GENER GARLAND.

He Does Not Intend Hold Public Office of
Any Kind After His Term Expires.
WASHINGTON. May 24.-Attorney- general Gar
land, to-day, talked freely with a represen tative
of the Associated Press concerning his supposed
candidacy for the vacant position on the Supreme
bench. After saving: Il do not want the place.
aud would not take it if offered me-" Mr.. Gar
land set forth his reasons follows:
tsI do not said he ..undervalue the place. It
has work and responsibility enough test the
energy and ability of any one. and honor sufi-
ciens for the most ambitious When the last
two appointments for the Supreme Court were
made, my name was consplcuously mentioned
by persons of both parties for selection. At that
time / would readily have accepted such posi-
ton. and did not hesitate to say so, but was
younger by several years and my health was much
better then than now. Then, there was period
for retiring. and my health was unimpaired
Now that period Is only fifteen years, and my
constitution IS worn and enfeebled by severe
attack of sickness that came upon me IN March,
1856 The duties of the Office of Justice of the
United States Supreme Court are so Important
and exacting that feel it is due the public serv-
ice that, general rule other things being
equal. one VINO enters upon their performance
should have a fair and reasonable prospects OF
twenty years of active, unbroken labor before
reaching the age named by the law for retiring;
for the work done in that court lasts for all the
years to come. and goes far to mold and fashion
our institutions, make and execute
the laws as We may. i COuQ not even lnGuigo
the hope of having the period of fifteen years al
lowed me for continuous hard work. and would
be- untrue to duty to accept such a trust with
this fact staring me in the face. Besides. some
months after the two appointments referred to
were made. l was elected by the Legislature OF
Arkansas to the United States Senate for the
second time, and then l formed a resolution to
retire from public life and public place at the end
of that term, which will expire with the closing
of this ad mi instration: and have SO shaped my
affairs to carry out this resolution, which be-
comes more important 10 me as the time APP
proaches. This resolution. some six months
since, repeated substantially to my friends In
Arkansas by letter that was published touch
ing my running again for the United States
Senate and I will say that the entire Arkansas
representation has known, for nearly quite two
years past of this determination on my part. as
well as some few other particular personal
friends of mine"
MAY ask you then, if the President knows
this7"
Eyes; generally and particularly. Generally.
for he has heard me say fatty. more than
year since, that | wanted and would have no
other public place after this; and on the 23d OF
February last he asked me to take place on the
Interstate commerce Commission. which de-
clined, repeating positively this determination
on my part that wanted and would have no
other public Office after this. And. particularly,
as soon as could decenty do SO 1.-THE day after
Justice Woods was buriedl, told him my name
was being used in this connection, and wanted
at once to say that did not wish the place and
would not have it. and repeated again my resoiu-
tion as to public Office. and wished him tc pro-
ceed to the consideration OF the question as II he
had never heard of me"
s.Then as you are ont of the matter, who, ii /
may inquire. vii, get itF"
81 have not tn, remotest idea"
s'Do you know when the appointment will be
NADER
Il do not as have had no talk with the
President about it beyond making to him the
with the reasons therefor. which have given
you"